By CHESLEY DANIELS Mary Waters 1st XV recorded a 31-10 win over PJ Olivier in their Schools Friendly Encounter at PJ Sports Ground on Wednesday afternoon. Mawas led 17-5 at halftime. The game took place in front of a large crowd and was played in a good spirit, with both schools furthering their relationship and strengthening ties. Both teams lost a considerable number of key players from last year, and both lost their respective matches at the Graeme College Annual Rugby Day in March. The home side drew first blood via a try by the experienced Pondy Ngumbela to take…
Author: Rod Amner
By CHESLEY DANIELS Lily White suffered their third consecutive defeat in the EPRU Grand Challenge Group C competition, going down 25-41 against Trying Stars at the Oval on Saturday. Lily White took a narrow 15-14 lead at halftime. With the bonus-point win over Lily White, Stars regained the lead from Brumbies at the top of the log standings. This is after Brumbies lost to Despatch Oostelikes in Despatch on Saturday. Newcomers to the Grand Challenge, Lily White, still need to register a win as it is surely not easy coming up from the Sedru League. Stars got off to a…
By CHESLEY DANIELS Four bulldozing tries by 8th man Marcus Goliath ensured yet another bonus point win for St Mark’s 1st XV against Kowie United in their EPRU Sedru Regional League fixture encounter played at the Alicedale Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon. The home side enjoyed a healthy 15-3 lead at the break before ending on 27-3. After a frenetic opening four rounds in the EPRU Sedru Regional rugby competition, clubs will enjoy a welcome breather when the league goes into recess over Easter weekend. Some will take part in various Easter tournaments and festivals. Log leaders St Mark’s recorded…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA Local football fans will enjoy a feast of football this coming Easter weekend. Makana LFA hosts a football tournament starting on good Friday until Easter Monday. This comes after a decade of disappointment for football fans as there haven’t been any football activities over Easter weekend for the past decade. This led to many teams leaving Makhanda and looking for action elsewhere. This has always proved to be a wasteful expenditure for most local teams as they always come back empty-handed. This tournament will allow the local sides to test their squads against different opposition from different…
Dear residents of Makana, The Easter holidays are upon us once again. This is a time many of us use to reconnect with friends and loved ones we don’t see as often as we would like during the year. Many of us will drive to other towns and provinces during this period. I want to plead with everyone who intends to travel to take the necessary precautions. Once on the road, please obey all the road traffic rules and regulations to ensure that we all arrive at our various destinations alive and well. This is a time of celebration and…
Molweni / hello ? The Makhanda Circle of Unity Food Security Cluster (FSC) has been working to bring the issue of food security to the attention of decision-makers this year to support vulnerable communities. This is especially important in the lead-up to the next five-year Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for Makana. We’ve developed an online ‘Food Security poll’ to consult with the community on this which will remain open until 30 April. If you have a moment now, we’d like to invite all Makana residents to participate in it using the link below: ? https://pollunit.com/polls/6zsqdf57rqjataoccz190a It’s a critical time -…
Rhodes University and its UK trust are set to establish a premier, high-value Ally Weakley Memorial Scholarship ahead of the 30th anniversary of the death of the legendary sportsman, teacher, and lawyer, Alastair Weakley. One of Rhodes University’s most legendary sportspeople, Ally as he was popularly known, lost his life in a senseless, tragic, and seemingly random political killing in April 1993 at Sinangwana, in the former Transkei. He died at the hands of five people wielding automatic rifles only three days after the assassination of the popular South African Communist Party leader, Chris Hani. Both men were born in the…
By KEVIN RAE and ELIZABETH VILJOEN, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) The Easter weekend is fast approaching and is traditionally when many holidaymakers pack their bags and head off to the coasts and remote parts of the country. With many folks travelling long distances, either to or from the coast, a question foremost in many people’s minds is “What weather can I expect on the way to my holiday destination?” or “Will it be rainy or windy for my seaside holiday?” The South African Weather Service (SAWS) predicts rain for the weekend in many provinces, but it will clear…
By STAFF REPORTER Stop-go traffic control operations will be in place on the N2 Section 13 between Makhanda and the Fish River until mid-June 2022. The road will be under stop-go control on two sections – a 5.5 km stretch after the Coombs turnoff and a second 3.5 km at Frasers Camp – where works are being carried out on one half of the road. This includes the period over the Easter weekend between 15 April to 18 April 2022 and the public holidays on Wednesday, 27 April and Monday, 2 May 2022, according to an official SA National Roads…
By ROD AMNER Power to most parts of Sunnyside was abruptly cut at 8.05 am on Monday, 11 April, after a civil contractor digging for sewage pipes instead damaged high voltage cables in Maynard Street. Ward 8 councillor Cary Clark said she had requested the name of the contractor responsible. She also said that Makana did not have credible, up-to-date ‘as built’ drawing to indicate where the power lines are. In a recent interview with Grocott’s Mail, Makana Municipality Manager Moppe confirmed that the municipality did not have these drawings, which document where municipal assets – like water pipelines, sewers,…